tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30234845948980808862011-04-21T12:09:41.787-06:00aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-30752652051488210122008-08-31T22:54:00.002-06:002008-08-31T22:57:26.354-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SLt2I32Kx_I/AAAAAAAAABk/bGn9TOZqc8E/s1600-h/IMG_0948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SLt2I32Kx_I/AAAAAAAAABk/bGn9TOZqc8E/s400/IMG_0948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240912486177884146" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-3075265205148821012?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-24868847187433477472008-05-23T15:06:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:37:09.377-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcyQfFxW-I/AAAAAAAAABc/UNDmpPPRBDk/s1600-h/IMG_0216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203683153254898658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcyQfFxW-I/AAAAAAAAABc/UNDmpPPRBDk/s400/IMG_0216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-2486884718743347747?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-57255703394309233862008-05-23T15:04:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:37:09.541-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcxpK2CAZI/AAAAAAAAABU/6jJ5mv9Y604/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203682477805273490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcxpK2CAZI/AAAAAAAAABU/6jJ5mv9Y604/s400/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-5725570339430923386?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-410554856980883712008-05-23T15:01:00.002-06:002008-12-10T21:37:10.071-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcw_Kcz_OI/AAAAAAAAABM/NP022S9PCr0/s1600-h/IMG_0218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203681756144991458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDcw_Kcz_OI/AAAAAAAAABM/NP022S9PCr0/s400/IMG_0218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-41055485698088371?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-45886542543660842702008-05-23T14:45:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:37:10.128-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDctMSks8KI/AAAAAAAAABE/hHepcggz7Pk/s1600-h/no+smoking+b%26w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203677583617355938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDctMSks8KI/AAAAAAAAABE/hHepcggz7Pk/s400/no+smoking+b%26w.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-4588654254366084270?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-26766289292962960142008-05-20T19:29:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:37:10.372-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDN7QM_L44I/AAAAAAAAAA8/iw7AtDw61OM/s1600-h/bluebell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDN7QM_L44I/AAAAAAAAAA8/iw7AtDw61OM/s400/bluebell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202637512837424002" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-2676628929296296014?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-31531326862126364112008-05-18T11:41:00.002-06:002008-12-10T21:37:10.590-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBqiNP1MNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CsdDlnnyo9g/s1600-h/church.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201774705517080786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBqiNP1MNI/AAAAAAAAAA0/CsdDlnnyo9g/s400/church.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-3153132686212636411?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-3565411491378459062008-05-18T11:37:00.001-06:002008-12-10T21:37:10.943-07:00This is a city limit sign for Texas Creek, CO. This is a tiny town that only covers about 200 yards of highway along the Arkansas River. I like the way I was able to catch the city limit sign without getting any buildings, just the mountain in the background.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBpo9P1MMI/AAAAAAAAAAs/mJwg2ly9Ujw/s1600-h/texas+creek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201773721969569986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBpo9P1MMI/AAAAAAAAAAs/mJwg2ly9Ujw/s400/texas+creek.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-356541149137845906?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-22907415789544967582008-05-18T11:27:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:37:11.087-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBnXtP1MLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/0WMmZ7Lft98/s1600-h/west+side+tattoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201771226593570994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SDBnXtP1MLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/0WMmZ7Lft98/s400/west+side+tattoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is the graffiti art that is on the side of a local tattoo artist's shop. I like the way thay changed Colorado Springs to Colorado Blings, but I'm a nerd like that.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-2290741578954496758?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-43141706131984990802008-05-09T20:46:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:37:11.273-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SCUkpwG3OLI/AAAAAAAAAAc/PTwUh96odfY/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SCUkpwG3OLI/AAAAAAAAAAc/PTwUh96odfY/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198601644576028850" border="0" /></a><br />This challenge was about padlocks, which at first, I thought might be difficult to get creative with. I was at a nearby waterfall and when the shopkeepers for the visitor center were closing, I noticed that they were locking the windows with padlocks. I was able to get this interesting shot with the padlock on the bottom of the window and the waterfall in the background.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-4314170613198499080?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023484594898080886.post-69975392371203071632008-05-09T20:25:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:37:11.437-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SCUICwG3OJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/pB-XlAzTYOE/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dWiQJGFYYzo/SCUICwG3OJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/pB-XlAzTYOE/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198570188235552914" border="0" /></a><br />This is a nice throwback to the 2008 World Series. Baseball caps has some of the most recognizable embroidery in America. What is interesting about this is that I own both of those hats, so when the Red Sox played the Rockies, it didn't matter who won, I was going to be happy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023484594898080886-6997539237120307163?l=aaronmellen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>aaron.mellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017411497796134831noreply@blogger.com0